In another forum, in reply to my question about riding position, some nice person pointed me to this very topic. And I am really glad that he did. I really have benefited from all the writings already.

However, because this is an old topic, some of the pictures are missing which seem to help a lot of people to understand what is being said. The pictures would especially help me as I am not a native speaker. Any idea how to restore those pictures? Or somebody nice enough to post them again?

Last edited by TryingToLearn; 06/04/0808:10 AM. Reason: Fixed some spelling errors - why do you need to know :P

Just joined here and like riding tips. I feel uncoordinated starting from a stop and making a right. Working on sitting up straight and lightly touching grips. Also my BMW shifts much more strongly than my Honda 600vlx and I'm trying to smooth out my shifting, up and down. Disagree about swimming upstream- Why fight needlessly, instead become master of the Flow!Where can I learn more about riding in these forums? Suggestions?

Welcome.You're talking about shifting the '98 RT, correct?A different critter compared to the K bikes in this forum.MYRP (Master Yoda's Riding Position) works very well on the K1200 RS/GT and is adaptable to other models.Danny's suggestions are good and check out the Ride Smart session planning over in Events.

This isn't necessarily true in other venues, but on a motorcycle, the easiest way to check yourself is to verify that there is a slight concave curvature in your chest, like you're pushing it outwards. That ensures that your hips are rotating forward to make the lower half of your upper torso point forward so that the upper half of your upper torso can angle more upright (vs. forward). Notice especially the difference in curvature that Nathan's demonstrating. It's a little hard to see with his bulky suit.

Bad position, looking from the side, has the lower half of your upper torso angling straight up, and your upper half angling forward. Good position has the lower aiming forward and the upper aiming upward.[/quote]